Clarisa Corber hopes someday to get medication for depression and acne. Her husband needs a doctor to look at his knees. They wish they could have a college fund for their three children.
Clarisa Corber at work at a Topeka, Kan., insurance agency. She drives for Uber on Friday and Saturday nights to make extra cash, leaving when her children go to bed.
Last month, when the Corbers took their daughter back to the emergency room as she gasped for air, they were told she had asthma and given a nebulizer.. Clarisa recently got a new job at an insurance agency, a step up from the auto detailing work she did last year at $8 an hour. She drives Uber on Friday and Saturday nights to make extra cash, leaving when the kids go to bed around 8:30 p.m. Some nights she drives until 4:30 a.m.
After paying for essentials, the family has rarely had much extra for medical bills or debt payments.Are you facing high medical costs because of a high-deductible health plan? Tell us your story »They pay $600 a month in rent. Utilities are another $400. The cable TV and internet run to $170. Car insurance is $120. Cellphones are about $200.They’re able to save on childcare with help from Clarisa’s mother. They pay her $300 a week, which helps Clarisa’s parents make ends meet.
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